Hopewell General and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Combined Courts

6th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts Informational Pamphlet

Clerk

Ms Ellen Taylor Chiasson

Phone/Fax

Phone: (804) 541-2257
Fax: (804) 541-2364

Clerk's Office Hours

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Address

100 East Broadway
Hopewell, VA 23860-2715

The Hopewell Combined District courtroom dress policy is:

No shorts, halters, tank tops, strapless dresses, bare midriffs/stomachs/ backs or plunging necklines; No clothing shall display vulgar, obscene or offensive language; No sleepwear, bodysuits or miniskirts; No exposed underwear; No hats, food, drinks or chewing gum; No cell phones, I-watches or other electronic devices.

General District Judges

Hon. Peter D. Eliades, Presiding Judge
Hon. Patricia T Watson, Presiding Judge
Hon. Lyndia P. Ramsey, Chief Judge
Hon. Churchill Ridley Bain
Hon. Elbert D. Mumphery

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges

Hon. Jacqueline R. Waymack, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
Hon. Christopher B. Ackerman, Presiding Judge
Hon. Robert John Fierro Jr., Presiding Judge

Court Schedule

General District
   Mondays 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
   POLICE DEPARTMENT & TRAFFIC DOCKET
     8:30 a.m. Bonded Arraignments
     9:00 a.m. Video Arraignments/Bond Hearings
     9:30 a.m. Non-Attorney Trials
     10:00 a.m. Attorney Docket/Trials
     11:30 a.m. Protective Orders
     2:00 p.m., Animal Control Cases
   Tuesdays 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
   CRIMINAL DOCKET
     8:30 a.m. Bonded Arraignments/Protective Orders
     9:00 a.m. Video Arraignments/Bond Hearings/Trials/Non-Attorney 
        Cases
     10:00 a.m. Trials/Attorney Cases
     11:30 a.m. Protective Orders
   2nd Tuesday
     1:00 p.m. City Code Enforcement Cases/Animal Control
   Wednesdays 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
   CIVIL DOCKET
     8:30 a.m. Garnishments
     9:00 a.m. Attorney Cases
     10:00 a.m., Non-Attorney cases
     11:00 a.m./1:00 p.m. Contested Cases
     11:30 a.m. Protective Orders
   Thursdays 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
   SHERIFF'S DOCKET
     8:30 a.m. Bonded arraignments
     9:00 a.m. Video Arraignments/Bond Hearings
     9:30 a.m. Non-Attorney Public Docket
     11:30 a.m. Protective Orders
     1:00 p.m. Attorney cases
   Fridays
     10:00 a.m. Protracted Civil Cases

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
   Tuesdays 1st, 2nd
     9:00 a.m. Protective Orders
     9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. DSS/Foster Care Cases
     1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.   DSS/Foster Care Cases
   Tuesdays 3rd, 4th
     9:00 a.m. Protective Orders
     9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Support/Custody/Visitation Cases
     1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Video Arraignments/bond 
        hearings/Contested Support/ Custody/Visitation cases
   Wednesdays 1st
     9:00 a.m. Protective Orders
     9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CHINS Docket
     1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Contested Custody/Visitation/Support
   Wednesdays 2nd, 3rd, 4th
     8:30 a.m. Bonded Arraignments
     9:00 a.m. Protective Orders
     9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Support/Custody/Visitation Cases
     1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Video Arraignments/Bond 
        Hearings/Contested Support/Custody/Visitation Cases
   Thursdays 1st, 2nd 3rd, 4th
     8:30 a.m., Bonded arraignments
     9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Adult/Juvenile Criminal Trials
     1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Video Arraignments/Bond 
        Hearings/Dispositional cases
     2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Adult/Juvenile Criminal Trials
   Fridays 2nd, 4th
     8:30 a.m. Bonded Arraignments
     9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Protective Orders
     10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. DCSE Support Cases
     1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Video Arraignments/Bond Hearings
     1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. DCSE Support Cases

Continuance Policy

First continuance granted by Clerk; subsequently granted by Judge.